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February 5

The dollar advanced to 80.21, killing a gold rally, which finished at 1065.0. Silver dropped to 14.82, but XAU rallied to 154.25, mostly late on friday. The long bond yield climbed to 4.74% but closed down at 4.49%.

January 29

The dollar rallied further to 79.46 and gold slipped to 1083.0. Silver fell to 16.18, a four month low. XAU dropped to 147.93 as most gold equities plunged, driving gold funds down. January was a lousy month and most losses were this week. The long bond yield held level at 4.51%, almost unchanged over the last six weeks.

January 22

The dollar gained to 78.27 and gold slipped further to 1089.2. Silver dropped to 16.91 and XAU to 158.78. The long bond yield slid to 4.51%.

January 15

The dollar slid to 77.05 but the price of gold slipped to 1131.1 and XAU to 172.78. Silver was essentially unchanged at 11.41. The long bond yield dropped to 4.58%.

January 8

Gold climbed to 1138.2 and silver to 18.45 as the dollar slipped slightly to 77.47. XAU led all gold funds up for 2010, closing at 181.74. The long bond yield held at 4.69%.

December 31

For the last week of the year, gold climbed back over 1100 to 1101.4, even as the dollar edged up to 78.05. Silver slipped to 16.87, and XAU fell to 168.25 as most gold funds lost. The long bond yield was unchanged at 4.69%.


The top gold funds for the week ending February 5 and for the entire month of January (percentage change):

 February 5      Fund             1wk   3wks   6wks   2010    nav 
  PMPIX Profund Prec Mtls Ultr    6.4  -16.3  -16.1  -13.5   27.45
  RYPMX Rydex Prec Metals    .    4.3  -12.4  -11.5   -9.6   57.61
  XAU   Phlx Gold/Silver Index    4.3  -10.7  -10.3   -8.3  154.25
  GDX   Mkt V Gold Miners ETF.    4.2  -10.6   -9.7   -8.2   42.41
  HUI   Amex Gold Bugs Index .    4.1  -11.2  -11.2   -9.4  389.43

 January 29                       1mo   3mos  12mos   2yrs   3yrs
  GLD   SPDR Gold Shares     .   -1.3    3.3   16.0   15.9   63.4
  SLV   iShrs Silver Trust ETF   -3.9   -1.1   27.0   -5.5   17.6
  VGPMX Vanguard Prec Metals .   -8.3    4.0   76.2  -38.7  -20.4
  TGLDX Tocqueville Gold     .   -8.6    5.7   63.1    5.1   25.5 
  USERX US Global Gold Shares.   -9.3   -1.0   30.6  -16.2    8.4





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